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European rhino beetle Oryctes nasicornis dorsal view cut to whtie

Rosemary beetle Chrysolina americana

Goliath beetle Goliathus goliatus monochrome pen and ink illustration from above, dorsal view, cut to whtie

Screech beetle Hygrobia tarda dorsal view, floating in the water with a sprig on water weed behind

European Stag beetle Lucanus cervus showing glowing mahogony back and massive adapted mandibles

Goliath beetle Goliathus goliatus dorsal view, cut to whtie

Great diving beetle Dytiscus marginalis showing dark green colour and yellow thorax margin, blue background to show sub aquatic habitat

Ground beetle Carabidae type cut to whtie

Hercules beetle Dynastes hercules in side view, facing right, showing enormous horn

Hercules beetle Dynastes hercules in side view, facing left, showing enormous horn

Heterorrhina elegans flower chafer beetle dorsal view showing incredibly shiny bright green thorax and elytra

Ladybird larvae Coccinella showing yellow and black colour and distintive shape of this active grub

Lesser diving beetle Acilius sulcatus pointing downwards with water weed behind, hind legs outstretched to show how they resemble oars

Black velvety Longhorn beetle Cerambycidae

Dung beetle Geotrupes stercorarius view from above dosal view

Eupholus bennetti weevil from above showing amazing powder blue and black markings

Harlequin beetle Acrocinus longimanus cut to white showing distinctive orange and cohre pattern, elongated fore legs, and long antennae

Aristobia approximator beetle

Spruce Bark beetle Ips typographus inset illustration against a background showing maternal and larval galleries in bark

Tropical beetle ventral view showing large hind legs and metallic red and green colouration

Buprestid metallic wood boring beetle cut to whtie showing its extraordinary rainbow colouration

Banded jewel beetle Chrysochroa buqueti rugicollis with wings outstetched and banded elytra on show, red metallic thorax

Colorado Potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata life cycle with adult, egg, pupa, and colourful orange grub all cut to whtie

Cotton boll weevil Anthonomus grandis adult and larva and pupa, the latter two inside developing cotton bolls